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(No Model.)

J. M. BASINGE R.

HARNESS BUCKLE.

Pate nted J uly 14, 1885.

N. PETERS, PhulwLiihognpher, Wuhington, D. C.

JAMES M. BASINGER, or BUFFALO, nnwronrr, ASSIGNOR or onn-nALu TO PRATT8t LETOHWORTH, OF SAME PLACE.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

QPECIIFICATION i'orzning part of Letters Patent No. 322,087, dated July14, 1835.

Application filed October 23, 1884. (No model.)

To all whont it may canccrn:

Be it known that 1, James M. BASINGER, of the city of Buffalo, in the.county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Harness-Buckles,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toan improvement in that class ofharness-buckles". in which the-strap is secured tothe buckle withoutsewing or riv- 1Q eting, and in which both ends or thicknesses of thestrap; can be attached to the buckle and be adjusted thereonindependently of each other, and without"'relnovingthe strap from thebuckle.

I in the construction of abuckle, which will be hereinafter fully setforth, and pointed out in the claims, whereby ,the buckle is renderedmore convenient'in use and enabled to be cast without coring. v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectionof my improved buckle applied toa strap, Fig. 2is a side elevation-ofthe buckle, with one end of 2 the strap attached thereto. Fig. 3represents a longitudinal section of the buckle applied to a hamestrapfor connecting both ends of a haine,the buckle being shown reversed.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the buckle.

Like letters ofreference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A A represent the side bars of the buckleframe, both ends of which curveupwardly, and are connected by end bars, b b. The side bars, A A, areformed with a central raised portion, a, and two depressed portions, ora, on opposite sides of the central. raised portion,c1, and adjacent tothe raised ends of the side bars. 0 represents a central cross-barconnecting the central raised portion,a,of the side bars, and D Drepresent two intermediate cross-bars arranged between the centralcross-bar,0,and the endbars, I) hand connecting the depressed portions aa of the side bars, A A. The central cross-bar, 0,-is provided with twovertical studsor tongues, c f, arrangedon opposite sides of thecross-bar, the tongues, projecting upwardly from the top of the bar 0,and the tongue f downwardly from the opposite 0 side of the bar. Thestrap G is attached to the buckle by inserting one end of the strap Myinvention consists of theimproveinents through the opening between oneof the end bars, 6, and adjacent cross-bar D, and under the centralcross-bar, thence over the opposite cross-bar D and out under theadjacent end bar. The portion of thestrap resting under the centralcrossbar is provided with a suit able opening, which engages over thedownwardly-projecting tonguef, whereby one end of the strap is securelyattached to the buckle. The opposite end of the strap may now be in.serted through the opening between one of the end bars and cross-bars D,and over the central crossbar,0, and out through the opening between thecrossbar D and end bar, b, on the opposite end of the buckle, theportion of the strap resting over the central cross-bar, G,be-

ing provided with a suitable hole,which cn-i gages over theupwardly:projecting tongue 6, whereby the opposite end of the strap isat tached to the buckle independent of the other end.

When the buckleis designed to be used for connecting the ends of ahaine'strap, the buckle can be attached to the strap near the center ofthe strap by drawing the strap through the buckle below the end bars andcenter cross bar and above the intermediate cross-bars,

and engaging the tonguefin a hole formed'in the center of the strap, asshown in Fig. 2. Both ends of the strap, after being inserted throughthe hanierin 's or loops, which are not shown in the drawings, may besecurely attached to the buckle by engaging both ends H over theopposite tongue, e, as shown in Fig.

strap, and the curved center portion, a, per-' mits the portion of thestrap which is engaged over the tongue cto be readily disengaged fromthe tongue and adjusted without disturbing the opposite end of the strapwhich is engaged over the tongue f. By attaching both ends, or differentportions of the strap to the buckle on opposite sides of the centercrossbar, as shown, either end or portion of the strap can be readilyadjusted on the buckle,

as may be required, independent of the other end or portion of thestrap; and without removing the end or portion of the strap from thebuckle. V

The buckle herein described and shown forms a neat and substantial meansof connecting the two ends of a strap, and does away with sewing orotherwise securing the buckle to the strap.

The buckle can be readily adjusted and secured to any portion of thestrap, and can be applied in a variety of ways for securing thedifferent parts of a harness.

My improved buckle is readily cast without coring, and can be producedat comparatively small expense.

I am aware that buckles have heretofore been constructed withreversely-curved side bars;

' and I am also aware that buckles having a central cross-bar providedwith tongues arranged on opposite sides of the central oross-barhaveheretofore been made, and these constructions I do not claim.

JAMES M. BASINGER.

Witnesses:

JNo. J. BONNER, CARL F. GEYER.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 322,087, granted July14, 1885, upon the application of J runes M. Basinger, of Buffalo, NewYork, for an improvement in Harness-Buckles, it erroneously appears thatPratt & Letehworth were assignees of one-half interest in saidinvention, whereas they were assignees of one-fourth interest only andthat the said Letters Patent should he read with this correction thereinthat the seine may conform t0 the record of the ease in the PatentOffice.

Signed, eountersigned, and sealed this 29th day of September, A. D.1885.

[SEAL] H. L. MULDROW,

Acting Secretary of the Interior. Countersigned M. V. MONTGOMERY,

Commissioner of Patents.

